clas·si·fied
ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
: an advertisement grouped with others according to subject
—usually used in plural
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Adjective
The part of the report that includes classified information was removed before the report was made public.
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Destinee Adams, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump officials insisted no classified information was shared in the group.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Craigslist surfaced and eventually dethroned newspapers as the go-to place for classifieds.
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Adjective
The Pentagon's acting Inspector General Steven Stebbins is evaluating Hegseth's use of Signal to determine whether classified information was shared in the initial group chat.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump officials insisted no classified information was shared in the group.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
The company also recently offered to acquire Australian real estate classifieds firm Domain Holdings.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
Craigslist surfaced and eventually dethroned newspapers as the go-to place for classifieds.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classified. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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classified
1 of 2 adjective
clas·si·fied
ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
1
: divided into classes or placed in a class
classified ads
2
: withheld from the knowledge of the general public for reasons of national security
classified information
classified
2 of 2 noun
: an advertisement grouped with others of the same kind
—usually used in plural
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